The Birth of Tragedy or Hellenism and Pessimism by Friedrich Nietzsche

The Birth of Tragedy or Hellenism and Pessimism

Friedrich Nietzsche

178 pages first pub 1871 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
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Nietzsche found in classical Athenian tragedy an art form that transcended the pessimism and nihilism of a fundamentally meaningless world. The Greek spectators, by looking into the abyss of human suffering and affirming it, passionately and joyou...

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